Mandevilla × amabilis
Hybrid species of flowering plant
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Mandevilla × amabilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.[1] It was described in 1974 in the journal Baileya.[2] Also known as Alice du Pont.[3]
| Mandevilla × amabilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Mandevilla |
| Species: | M. × amabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mandevilla × amabilis (Backh. & Backh.f.) Dress | |
Description
Evergreen climbing plant with opposite leaves of thick, rugose texture, with prominent venation. Flowers are pink with a yellow throat.[2]
Range
The species has no natural range, having originated in cultivation in the mid-19th century. It is thought to be a hybrid between Mandevilla splendens and another, unknown species.[4] Conversely, one source[5] says that it is a natural hybrid occurring in Brazil.
Taxonomy
In a molecular analysis, M. × amabilis forms a sister clade to a complex that includes the natural species M. boliviensis and the Sundaville hybrids.[5]
